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John Robert Sr Dawson 1765–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1765

Birth Location: Winchester, Virginia

Death Date: 27 Nov 1856

Death Location: Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Father: JOHN DAWSON

Mother: Susannah Wood

Spouse(s): Ellen Williams, Catherine\Katherine Piles

Children(s): Nancy Craig, John Dawson, Louisa Dawson, Mary Dawson, Sarah DAWSON, Thomas Dawson, James Dawson, Jannie Dawson, William Dawson, Robert Dawson, Noah Dawson, David Dawson, Marion Dawson, Henrietta Dawson, James Dawson, Mathias Dawson, Delilah Dawson

In 1765, John Robert Sr Dawson entered the world in Winchester, Virginia, born to John Ii Dawson And Susannah Wood. John Robert Sr Dawson married Catherine Katherine Piles, Ellen Eleanor Williams, and had children including David Dawson, Delilah Dawson, Henrietta Henna Dawson, James Dawson, Jannie Dawson, John Robert Dawson, Louisa Dawson, Marion Dawson, Mary Dawson, Mathias Dawson, Nancy Dawson Craig, Noah M Dawson, Robert Wilson Dawson, Sarah J Dawson, Thomas Dawson, William Dawson. John Robert Sr Dawson passed away in 1856 in Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1765, John Robert Sr Dawson entered the world in Winchester, Virginia, born to John Ii Dawson And Susannah Wood.
  • John Robert Sr Dawson married Catherine Katherine Piles, Ellen Eleanor Williams, and had children including David Dawson, Delilah Dawson, Henrietta Henna Dawson, James Dawson, Jannie Dawson, John Robert Dawson, Louisa Dawson, Marion Dawson, Mary Dawson, Mathias Dawson, Nancy Dawson Craig, Noah M Dawson, Robert Wilson Dawson, Sarah J Dawson, Thomas Dawson, William Dawson.
  • John Robert Sr Dawson passed away in 1856 in Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Dawson's Ancestors

Self
John Dawson
1765–1856
Birth Place: Winchester, Virginia
Parents
JOHN II DAWSON
1736–1770
Maryland
Susannah Wood
1722–1771
Decent, England
Grandparents
Richard Dawson
1723–1794
Maryland
Sarah
1676–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Dawson's Descendants

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John (Robert Sr) Dawson (4 Feb 1765–27 Nov 1856) m. Ellen (Eleanor) Williams (1771–1850) m. Catherine\Katherine Piles (abt 1775–23 Jan 1862)
  1. 1. Nancy (Dawson) Craig 1799–1855 m. Robert (Allen) CRAIG 1793–1857
    1. 1. Samuel Craig 1828–
  2. 2. John (Robert) Dawson 1800–1847
  3. 3. Louisa Dawson 1806–1881
  4. 4. Mary Dawson 1798–
  5. 5. Sarah (J.) DAWSON 1800–
  6. 6. Thomas Dawson 1792–1879
  7. 7. James Dawson 1800–1860
  8. 8. Jannie Dawson 1794–1850
  9. 9. William Dawson 1798–1855
  10. 10. Robert (Wilson) Dawson 1812–1896
  11. 11. Noah (M) Dawson 1807–1880
  12. 12. David Dawson 1821–1850
  13. 13. Marion Dawson 1800–
  14. 14. Henrietta (Henna) Dawson 1811–1880
  15. 15. James Dawson 1825–1890
  16. 16. Mathias Dawson 1809–1873
  17. 17. Delilah Dawson 1809–1880

John Dawson's Timeline

2 Records

1765
4 Feb 1765
Birth of John Robert Sr Dawson in Winchester, Virginia
Winchester, Virginia
1856
27 Nov 1856
Age 91
Death of John Robert Sr Dawson in Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1765
    Event Place: Winchester, Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1856
    Event Place: Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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